The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-31

twinkle, and ne hln,5eil lie Dack III Ills
chair, as he pushed his plate away,
with laugh he could repress no long
or.
III she took your diamond. Well,
my darling, am glad you arrived at
the diamond once more. began to
think it had been lost again But
don't tell me about the inconsequence
OF woman's mind. It's workings
are labyrinthine. but the thought al
ways Gomez out at the place 1t went
in. Now, let III he bnsiness'like, II we
can, Janet. What makes you think
this pretty Mildred OF ours took the
diamond"
"pretty Mildred, Well perhaps be-
cause she is pretty said Mrs. Tor
race, looking like n satirlcal sparrow.
Not at all impossible, said her
husband, graveIy.
"Yon don't mean to imply that |
would denounae person as thief be.
cause you said she was pretty cried
Mrs. Terrace, hall rising to her leet.
"pve as good mind TO leave the
table as ever mad to eat. would.
il the buck wheat cakes had come up.
"My dear child"
You treat me exactly rs il | were
child" cried the outraged vile.
What do | care whether my maid is
pretty or not? Being pretty, APP
parently, dosnt keep her hands from
picking and stealing. know she stole
my diamond Just as we'll rs II had
seen her do it.
But what would she do with it,"
What question: As il that sort
Of person didn't know where to dis.
pose of things easily and take care OF
The proceeds, wonder ii Patricia IL
never going TO send those cakes up
How in the world did our cook
come to be called Patricia"
II called her so myself when she
came. Her own name was Hannah,
"A combination OF sounds utterly de-
test and wasn't going to have ringing
in my ears all the time. And she is so
tall and erect she justilies Patricia.
Don't you think so?"
albright, said Mr.. Torrance, think
ing it best to make no reference to the
Noras of few minutes since. But
we were speaking OF Mildred"
IL did think very well OF Mildred,
| will confess. before this" said Mira.
Torrance. with judicial calmness. "She
is educating her sister, who has n
voice-such voice-for a church sing
Ell, when she will have a salary that
will be wealth to them, and give some
lessons besides And she was wrap
ped up in her And took aninterest
in them myself, and gave her n silk
dress to make over and got new
cloak that really did not need in
order 80 as 10 give her my old one
land saw she had the good taste
TO take off some OF the trlmmine).
and lots OF my old music. And out
Of her own wages Mildred has to hire
a room and piano and pay Tor her
lessons, somebody gives her her board
till she can pay the debt, and it takes
every cent Mildred earns; and, you
see, it is quite natural that she should
look about her to hind where she can
turn penny"
"An honest penny" said MIR. Tor
rance. "A girl who is doing that for
another is not one that would be
likely to turn any other sort OF pen
ny
How YOU do love to interrupt me.
Mr.. Torrance, II really seems rs ii
YOU couldn't bear the sound OF my
voice. | WAS going on to say, before
You took the words out OF my mouth,
that recently this sister OF hers has
been advised to take lessons OF
another master, who asks all crea-
ton, but is really worth it. And he
saws he can make her voice u fortune
to her. And they have been dread
fully cast down because they couldn t
do it, And now you see where the
diamond comes in. Ii she can get for
that stone anything near its value
her sister Mabel can take her lessons.
And her voice is deirious-just per-
fectIv delicious" exclaimed Mrs. Tor.
rance, forgetting the diamond again;
mildred had her come here and sing
TO me, And | can describe it to you.
| never heard lark or nightingale,
but bobolink isn't whistle to it.
A flute, trumpet well, it was
sweet and satisfying and penetrating
as the odor OF some flower, and
vet az soft rs the velvet side OF the
petals OF the flower. Angels would
sing so, maybe, II there are any
And | was lust carried away for
got all about her sister being my
maid. | cried and | laughed, and
felt NJ il had found her. And now
will soemnly tell you, Arcny, dear
and she bent across the pretty china
I ...... ,,.,,i 1, al hin, wifi her radl